Spain’s opponents struggle to score because they don’t see much of the ball – not even to retrieve it from the back of their own net
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Barcelona vs. Chelsea: The Revenge of Soccer’s Short Men
Watch the pre-kickoff handshake between the players of Barcelona and Chelsea ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal showdown and you’d be forgiven for believing the Catalans had sent a youth team to face the big men from …
Messi vs. Drogba: TIME 100′s Class of 2010 Puts One Over This Year’s Star
How a TIME 2010 honoree didn’t quietly cede the mantle of representing the global game
Messi Wins FIFA’s Ballon d’Or Award
Not only he is the most gifted soccer player of his generation but Argentina and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has once again been recognized as such by his peers and journalists. But was he truly deserving of FIFA’s top award?
Ole! Ole! Ole! Spain’s Passing Master Class Leaves Portugal Chasing Shadows
So how do you neutralize Cristiano Ronaldo, the superstar of epic Nike ads who so rarely does much more than preen and posture in his national team colors? Quite simple, really: You simply don’t let his team have the ball. (And you don’t seriously think glamour-boy Ronaldo goes back and fights for possession, do you? Nope. He …
Spain’s Exquisite Headache
The coach that leaves Fernando Torres or Cesc Fabregas on the bench would be deemed certifiably insane — or on the take — in every football playing country in the world, except one: Spain’s coach Vicente del Bosque may be forced to do just that, in order to field the formation he believes he needs to bring the World Cup home.
